Word: broadway
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...slight twist: "Unlike old soldiers who never die, unfortunately these men did, but American sportsmanship will never let their memory fade away." Next, in black tie and double-breasted dinner jacket, he turned up at the theater to see Mary Martin in South Pacific, the general's first Broadway show in 20 years. Later, he enjoyed a dressing-room chat with the star. Asked what song he preferred, Mrs. MacArthur answered: "The one he hums most often is Some Enchanted Evening." Next day, it was back to the diamond again, this time at Ebbets Field to see the Brooklyn...
...plot was first used by Maurice Chevalier on Broadway in 1934, when the title was "The Red Cat." Don Ameche made a movie of its entitled "Folies Bergere" in 1941. The gimmick is Kaye, the night-club performer, impersonating Kaye, the greatest aviator since Lindbergh. The complications involve a multi-billion franc financial deal, a beautiful, half-clothed wife (Gene Tierney), and a beautiful, half-clothed dancing partner (Corinne Calvet). The plot is so involved that it deserves no more serious attention than it gets. But even its incredibility is worked for laughs...
Meanwhile, Patsy L. Nicholas, a Brighton engineer, was nursing a cut scalp in Cambridge City Hospital. Nicholas and a companion were riding in one car at Broadway and Cambridge Streets, while the business school students and an auto salesman were in another. The members of one of the cars--it was not quite clear which-turned a spotlight on the other. All the occupants got out, and in the ensuing argument Nicholas was clouted...
...play may be "Billy Budd," adapted from the Herman Melville novel by Robert Chapman, instructor in English, and Louis Coxe. It was presented on Broadway this past season. The organizations are now dickering for the rights...
Born Yesterday. Judy Holliday's Academy Award-winning performance as the dumb blonde of the Broadway hit (TIME...